Tennis player allegedly shot dead by father after being mocked for ‘living off her earnings’
Gurugram (PTI): Former tennis player Radhika Yadav was allegedly shot dead by her father Thursday at the family's double-storey home in the upscale Sushant Lok area, police said.
Deepak Yadav, 49, confessed to killing his daughter and was arrested, police said. The incident took place around 2 pm when Radhika Yadav was on the first floor, cooking food in the kitchen.
Deepak Yadav fired at least five gunshots, three of which hit Radhika in the back, and killed her on the spot.
Her mother, who was on the ground floor, rushed upstairs after hearing the gunshots, which, she said, sounded like a pressure cooker blast.
Police seized a .32 bore licensed revolver, which Deepak Yadav, originally a native of Wazirabad village, allegedly used in the murder. The 25-year-old state-level player lived in Sector 57 of Sushant Lok-II with her father, her mother, and her brother.
According to sources, Deepak Yadav confessed that he shot at Radhika because he was often taunted for living off her income.
Police, however, in an official statement, claimed that a tennis academy Radhika ran was the bone of contention between the father and the daughter.
"Radhika used to run a tennis academy, and her father was not happy with it," Gurugram police spokesperson Sandeep Singh said.
Police rushed Radhika to a hospital, where she was declared dead.
On the complaint of Radhika's uncle, an FIR was registered at Sector 56 Police Station, and Deepak Yadav was arrested.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
